Irvington is a city of about 54,000 residents in eastern New Jersey, located in Essex County. The city is situated near Newark, NJ and lies within the greater New York City MSA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Essex County. This activity […]
Irving is a city of about 254,000 residents, situated northwest of Dallas in Dallas County, Texas. Prostitution has been a well-documented local problem for decades, generating complaints to police from local residents and businesses. Cases of sex trafficking and a wide range of associated crimes have also occurred as the result of the local sex […]
Indio is a city of about 90,000 residents in south-central California, located just inland from the city of San Bernardino along Interstate 10. Prostitution has reportedly been widespread in the city for decades, and police continue to field complaints about it from residents. Sex trafficking is also known to be widespread in areas surrounding San Bernardino […]
Inglewood is a city of about 106,000 residents, located just south of Los Angeles near Hawthorne in Los Angeles County, CA. Prostitution is a substantial problem in the city, and police have used a number of demand-reduction tactics in an attempt to control it and to prevent sex trafficking. The Inglewood Police Department has frequently […]
Indianapolis, Indiana is a city with a population of approximately 882,000. It is the capital of, and most populous city in, Indiana and also serves as the seat of Marion County. For decades, residents, businesses, police, and others have recognized the city’s substantial prostitution problem, and its links to other crimes, including sex trafficking of […]
Idlewild is a small community of less than 1,000 residents, situated in the Manistee National Forest approximately 50 miles north of Grand Rapids in central Michigan. The town has a history of once being a prosperous resort and recreation area from the 1910s through 1960s. It was one of the main vacation destinations in the […]
Independence is a city with a population of approximately 122,000, located in western Missouri’s Jackson County, near Kansas City. Internet-based prostitution has been identified as a substantial problem in the city. In addition, cases of child sex trafficking has been documented in the area; for example, in mid-2012, press outlets reported that law enforcement agencies […]
Idaho Falls is a city of approximately 62,000 residents in southeastern Idaho, located in Bonneville County. It’s located along an interstate highway, which police say contributes to prostitution and sex trafficking occurring in local hotels. Prostitution often generates additional problems and crimes in the community. For example, a man was sentenced to prison for mugging […]
Huntsville is a city in northern central Alabama. It is the state’s fourth-largest city, with a population of approximately 217,000. Many problems related to prostitution have been reported in the city, including multiple sexual assaults and murders of prostituted women, the murder of an alleged pimp in 2013, and the murder of a sex buyer […]
Huntington Station is a hamlet of approximately 35,000 residents located within the town of Huntington on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. The Huntington Station Police Department has successfully implemented a number of anti-prostitution measures, primarily targeting those who force prostitution on others. In June 2010, one such operation resulted in the arrest […]
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